BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Doctors would be able to tell patients whether or not they would survive a disease based on the patient’s DNA.
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Knowing which drugs or treatments worked best on specific genotypes would help pinpoint treatments more quickly
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It would allow doctors to alter a patient’s genome so that he or she could be treated more effectively with current drugs.
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Knowing the patient’s genome would provide information about how long the treatment would take once the correct drug was identified.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gene therapy is a technique that modifies a person’s genes to treat or cure disease. Gene therapies can work by several mechanisms: Replacing a disease-causing gene with a healthy copy of the gene. Inactivating a disease-causing gene that is not functioning properly.
Detailed explanation-2: -For you to even consider gene therapy, the answer must be “yes.” For instance, genetic disorders caused by mutations in single genes tend to be good candidates for gene therapy, while diseases involving many genes and environmental factors tend to be poor candidates.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gene therapy holds promise for treating a wide range of diseases, such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, diabetes, hemophilia and AIDS. Researchers are still studying how and when to use gene therapy. Currently, in the United States, gene therapy is available only as part of a clinical trial.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The order from smallest to largest is DNA, gene, chromosome. A chromosome is composed of double-stranded DNA molecules, which have four different types based on their bases attached.